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Dr Isabella Romer Roche is working with Eva Valsami-Jones in the NanoMILE project. She has wide experience in the synthesis and characterisation of nanoparticles, especially silver, working with a multimethod approach. Her work also includes stability of nanoparticles in environmentally relevant conditions.

Qualifications

2013- PhD in Environmental Nanosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
"The ecotoxicological and environmental behaviour and transformations of silver nanoparticles"

Biography

Dr Isabella Romer Roche obtained a BSc in Chemistry from Universidad Central de Venezuela, in 2003. After that, she worked for a food company in Venezuela for 2 years and moved to Germany where she completed a master degree in Nanomolecular Science from Jacobs University in 2007. After two more years of working at Jacobs University as a research associate in the field of polyoxometalates, Dr Romer Roche moved to Birmingham where she obtained a PhD in Environmental Nanosciences "The ecotoxicological and environmental behaviour and transformations of silver nanoparticles" in 2013, working with Jamie R. Lead. She is currently working with Eva Valsami-Jones as a Research Fellow, specifically for the NanoMILE project.